Indentation

/ˌɪndɛnˈteɪʃən/

Synonyms for "indentation" (131 found)

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Closest matches (27)

Noun(11 words)

indentblock indentationchasingclay imprintcode indentationconcavities crimping crimps denting dents depression

alveolation alveolus blaze boss bump cleft colophon concavity convexity crena cut dactylogram dactylograph dent depression

Verb(1 words)

crumples

Strong matches (39)

Noun(8 words)

detent dimples dimpling dishing divot divots groove indenting

digging dimple dint embossment engraving excavation excrescence feel fingerprint finish footmark footprint footstepfossil footprintfurrow gash gouge graingranular texturehack

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hole hollow honeycomb ichnite ichnolite impress impression imprint incision indent indention

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Noun(17 words)

indention indentureleft indentline indentationnotch notches notching paragraphparagraph indentpitting recess recesses roughness rut scratches tabbingtool mark

indenture jag jog joggle kerf knub lump mark mining nap nick nock notch nub padpaw printpawmark pile pimple pit

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pock pockmark print protuberance pug pugmark score scotch seal shag sigil signet stamp step structure studsunken partsurfacesurface texturetexture thumbmark thumbprint vestige wale weave woof

Adjective(2 words)

reentrantsurface dent

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More general

17 entries

blank spacechange of shapecode formattingconcave shapeconcavity corroding corrosion erosiongeometric featureincurvation incurvature placeprogramming stylespacesurface featuretext formatting

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More specific

8 entries

dent dimplefirst line indenthanging indentmixed indentationnotchspace indentationtab indentation

Collocations

6 entries

code indentationfirst line indenthanging indentindentation depthleft indentparagraph indentation

Inflections

1 entries

indentations

Derivations

4 entries

indent indented indenter indention

Sample sentences

7 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Her butt left an indentation in the couch.

Source: tatoeba (8545144)

Braille is a code that uses bumps and indentation on a surface to represent letters, which can be recognized by touch.

Source: tatoeba (11335252)

the indentations of a leaf

Source: wiktionary

indentations of the coast

Source: wiktionary

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